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New Docklands Light Railway trains enter service

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October 1, 2025
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Transport for London has announced that the first of the new DLR trains is entering service this week, marking a major milestone in the rollout…

Northern train named after rugby league legend and MND campaigner Rob Burrow

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September 29, 2025
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Northern has named a train after Rob Burrow, to pay tribute to the rugby league legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner. Artwork which covers two carriages of the Class 195 train and features a photograph of Rob playing international rugby was unveiled during a ceremony at Castleford station today. There is also a timeline […]

World’s first shunting loco runs on hydrogen in Germany

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September 29, 2025
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On 19 September, Alstom announced that it had completed the world’s first journey with a shunting locomotive that had been converted from diesel to hydrogen drive.

730 Fleet Rollout Wins Award at the National Rail Awards

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September 26, 2025
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Since rolling out its fleet on the Cross City Line a year ago, West Midlands has carried over 12 million passengers.

Cross City Line electric train fleet carries +12 million passengers in first year

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September 26, 2025
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West Midlands Railway’s (WMR) electric train fleet has carried more than 12 million passengers since completing its rollout on a popular Birmingham route one year ago today. Passengers on the Cross City Line, which connects Lichfield to Bromsgrove and Redditch via Birmingham, first boarded the new Class 730/0 electric train fleet in March 2024, with […]

Driving the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains

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September 26, 2025
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Tyne and Wear Metro train driver Sean Docherty has described his experiences in training and driving the Metro’s new trains.

Northern trials frozen-leaf tech to keep trains moving

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September 24, 2025
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A train fitted with cryogenic cleaning equipment, known as Cryogrip, will run between Bishop Auckland and North Road station in Darlington to help clear the line and minimise disruption. The train, which will not be carrying passengers, is due to run along the line between services in Northern’s timetable. Developed by engineers from the University […]

DB Cargo to lease 6,000 wagons from GATX

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September 24, 2025
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DB Cargo will lease around 6,000 wagons from GATX Rail Europe (GRE). “Under the terms of the agreement, GRE will acquire the railcars and initially…

KTZ and Wabtec ink Kazakhstan’s biggest-ever locomotive deal

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September 23, 2025
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Kazakh Railways, Kazakhstan’s national rail operator, and Wabtec, an American tech company, have signed a major locomotive deal valued at 4,2 billion US dollars. The…

Škoda Group to supply hybrid trains to serve Northeast Bohemia

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September 21, 2025
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Škoda Group and RegioJet have signed a contract worth over CZK 9 billion to deliver 18 two-car and 16 three-car hybrid BEDMU type (Battery Electric Diesel Multiple Unit) train units.